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bucolic_frolic

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2. I've spent 6 hours trying to install What's App

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Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:07 PM

Friday

They told me it won't 'work on Linux. It does, in the browser. You can't set it up without importing at least one contact, and they want access to your whole phone. It never was able to scan the QR setup code. It is an epic fail. Nothing works.

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I tried for a long time to put it on a laptop and gave up Kali Friday #1

I've spent 6 hours trying to install What's App bucolic_frolic Friday #2